Subscriber Bragging
OK, this is really nothing compared to the big boys and girls out there in the blogosphere but I had to share my excitement. I haven’t had many huge milestones in the blogging world, although I’ve made progress, so I have to take each one with a bit of joy when I hit them.
This week was a good week as I’ve found a few new ways to promote my blog network and I’ve been able to align better where I want to take that network. I’ve also been working on this blog by focusing more of the effort on what I’m trying to accomplish. Become a true entrepreneur.
With that I’ve hit really two milestones this week. One, I’ve averaged over 200 Unique visitors a day for the past week, and two I’ve finally reached 100+ RSS subscribers. Although that subscriber number is always in flux, hitting it once is surely moving in the right direction.
One of the main reasons this site is getting more traffic (aside from the obvious stumble phenomenon) is because I’ve focused more on providing something useful for my readers, rather than solely reflecting on what I’ve done. My most recent 5 Part Series about Buying and Selling Domain Names has been picked up by several people, dugg, and has provided me with a lot of traffic. Sure I’ve let the cat out of the bag on a few things I do to make a great return, but I’ve provided something useful and that is what brings readers in and keeps them.
I’m really taking a liking and learning about SEO and site promotion and I’ll be sharing what I’ve learned as I go along so be sure to look for more helpful series.
Comments
Comment from Adnan
Time: January 19, 2007, 10:58 pm
Congrats Erik and I really think that the 100 subscriber mark is one to enjoy.
I see now that the RSS has dropped a little bit but don’t despair because that happens all the time. Just try and build on the 100, and keep motivated and you’ll be at 200 in no time (the first 100 is always the hardest).
I also see that you’ve sold another Text Link, so congats on that!
Comment from Erik
Time: January 20, 2007, 8:57 pm
Thanks ya’ll!
Yeah, the first 100 took me just over a year! But I’ve learned a lot and I’m working towards providing more information, and more usefull information at that.
Hopefully I’ll be able to sell a lot more Text Link ads too. More traffic more monetization.
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Time: January 22, 2007, 5:07 pm
[...] Another huge congrats to my buddy Erik Vossman for breaking the 100 subscriber milestone! That’s a big one, and it means that there are a lot of people out there who find your content interesting and worth keeping track of. I know that online 100 subscribers doesn’t seem like much, but I prefer looking at it another way - compare it too the offline analog. • • • [...]
Comment from David Askaripour
Time: January 23, 2007, 6:17 am
Congrats, Erik! Keep up the excellent work. Make it happen! 
Comment from Erik
Time: January 23, 2007, 8:02 am
Thanks David and Cesar for the words of congrats. As you can see the numbers have fallen a bit, as I expected them to.
But at least I know the subscribers are out there and I’m headed in the right direction with Board Shorts and Business Suits.
Comment from Phil Gerbyshak
Time: January 19, 2007, 6:36 pm
Congrats Eric. You’re doing some really excellent stuff here. Love the new design and name too. Cool stuff happening her at Board Shorts and Business Suits! Keep it going!